PHOENIX - There's a big incentive for first time home buyers right now. To qualify for an $8,000 federal tax credit, deals need to be in contract by April 30 and closed by June 30.
If you've ever gone house hunting, you know how time consuming it can be. But forget scanning the Sunday newspaper for open houses, there's a new iPhone app to help house hunters!
Drive around in the neighborhoods you like and get information about a home for sale on the iPhone.
Like a towering palm tree, the sky's the limit with real estate options these days and sometimes the options and information can be, well...a little overwhelming, but the tide has turned!
Juan Lesmes is in search of the perfect Phoenix home and that's what has his undivided attention on his Apple iPhone. With a simple touch, Juan can find out the price, whether the home has towering ceilings, an upgraded kitchen and of course, the square footage.
It's a new iPhone application called "HomeScan" developed by Zip Realty, an internet-based real estate company out of California that profiles homes for sale in major markets all over the country.
The app is GPS based and will even show available properties down the street or 3 miles away - it's all at your fingertips. It also used “augmented reality” technology to let you point the iPhone's camera at a house to see the price, interior photos and all the available MLS information about any home for sale (and pricing of recently sold adjacent homes as well).
It looks like modern technology now has a grasp on the real estate world and it may be something we'll see more and more of.
Currently, you can download and use the HomeScan app for free.
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